A Decorated Gift Basket -
A unique birthday gift
Birthday gift baskets are very cute gifts for any person
of any age. You will enjoy creating such beautiful gift
baskets filled with the gifts. These cute gift baskets are
very easy to make and will be loved by your friends and
family also.
Even if you have not created any crafts before you can make
such a lovely gift baskets that you can gift it to your
friends or relatives on any occasion. You can put all your
creativities and can make such a lovely gift so that it
will be the most precious and memorable gift to your loved
ones.
Would you like to know that how you can create such beautiful
gift baskets? Then, just go ahead. What you need is basket,
craft glue, sheet moss, dried flowers of your choice, a
flat stick, ribbon or bows and scrap paper and of course
gifts.
To create a beautiful gift baskets follow these steps:
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To create the
gift basket, start with a basket large enough to hold
the gifts you have selected.
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Stuff tissue
paper into the bottom of the basket to form a base for
your items. If you desire, you can add shredded paper
stuffing for decoration, it comes in a variety of colors
and designs.
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Apply craft glue
along the rim of the basket.
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Firmly press
pieces of sheet moss to the glued area. Squeeze the moss
tightly against the basket. Continue until the rim is
completely covered with moss. If any pieces of moss flap
around loosely, lift them gently and spread more glue
beneath them using the stick. Let it dry.
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Cover the outer
surface of the basket with a colored paper.
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Begin with a
small, light dried flower such as gypsophila. Pinch off
several small clusters of flowers from the main stem.
These clusters should be 1/2 to 1 inch tall depending
on the size of your basket. Be sure to leave at least
1/4 inch of stem on the small clusters to be inserted
into the moss. Dip each stem into the glue and carefully
insert it into the moss.
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Continue gluing
the base flowers, one at a time, into the moss around
the rim of the basket.
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Pinch off the
flowers of other dried flowers of your choice. Dip each
stem into the glue and insert the flower into the moss,
covering as densely as you wish.
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Decorate the
handle of the basket by rapping the silk ribbon around
it. Add bow if desired.
You can add your
own creativities also, according to whom you are gifting these
gift baskets full of with the gifts.
If you are gifting it to your kids then you can decorate it
with cartoons or teddy bears. If it is gift of wedding then
you can make use of white tulle netting and a shimmering gold
ribbon.
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